Archives for March 21, 2019

Ricoh GR-D III: In-Stock in the EU, US Coming Soon [updated]

We have another in-stock alert, this time on the other side of the pond. The new Ricoh GR-D III big sensor prime is now in-stock for 899 euro at Amazon Germany, sold and shipped by themselves…

UPDATE 3/24/19 at 1:17am ET: in the US, Amazon itself is taking orders for its starting price of $899 in the all-encompassing “temporarily out of stock” status, while Adorama and B&H Photo are marked as “Coming Soon”…

UPDATED 3/22/19 at 1am ET: In the US, the camera is now in-stock and ready to ship for its starting price of $900 at Adorama with free expedited shipping … Amazon itself went from a March 22nd estimate to “currently unavailable”… B&H Photo has a March 25 release estimate… As it is often the case with higher-demand lower-availability cameras, there’s often a bit of chaos during the initial release, so dates and estimates may change early and often. A silver lining that it mayhaps is a great choice since others are jumping in early as well 🙂 ..

Weekend (B&H): Feiyu Gimbal, Orca bag, Oben Camera Grip w/Plate, Etc

The Friday B&H Photo daily deals last for 48 hours, so this group is until Saturday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ ORCA OR-20 Video Backpack for $80
+ whale NOT included

+ FEIYU G360 3-Axis Panoramic Camera Gimbal for $139

+ Oben Camera Grip with Arca Plate for $20 each in your choice of Fuji X-T1, Fuji X100T, X100 and Olympus E-M10 I and II
+ check individual listing for each option for more compatibility information

+ Tenba Reload Mini-Battery/Phone Lens Pouch for $5

UPDATE: good until Friday at 11:59pm pacific, there is an ARRIS modem sale in the Amazon Gold Box with six models available and prices ranging from $56 to $140. I’m certainly a fan of owning the modem instead of renting some crabby gateway from the monopolistic ISP / cable company 🙂

In-Stock Alert: Fuji X-T30 Body for $900, with 35mm f2 for $1000

Fuji X fans, unite and open your wallets 🙂 The new X-T30 camera is now in-stock and shipping for its starting price of $900 as body only in the silver and black color schemes at Adorama… If you want a “take pictures with” kit, B&H Photo is offering it with the 35mm f2 lens for $1000 in the silver color scheme… Meanwhile amazon.com has a March 27 release estimate for itself, but there’s also plenty of 3rd-party sellers over there. With many colors and kit options, this is quite an adventure sorting them all over there…

CreativeLIVE: 20 classes for $29 each

Creative LIVE is back with yet another promotion: this one offers a selection of 20 classes for $29 each. The price you see is the price you pay. Topics include Photoshop, CC, Macro Flowers, Nikon autofocus system, drone photography, commercial work, portraits, high-speed motion, various lighting classes including gels [but not jello]…

Ends Fri PM: YMMV eBay Bonus Bucks: 6% or 8% on $25+

If you are participating in eBay Bucks, check your emails/messages for a new offer to manually opt-in to that runs until MAR-22-2019 at 11:59pm pacific time. With this offer you get 8% back in eBay Bucks on purchases of $25+, or 6% on purchases under $25.

You must first opt-in to the offer, if you have been targeted for it. And you must be a member in the free to join eBay Bucks rewards program. Terms, conditions and restrictions apply as always…

For ideas on what to buy, check the latest eBay Deals and the latest Trending Deals

Walgreens Photo: 75% off Everything Photo print options

Good until March-23 at 11:59pm central time, coupon code LUCKYDAY75 gets you a whooping 75% off on the Everything Photo category. This category includes canvas prints, wood hanger board prints, posters, floating frames, metal panels (AC/DC vinyl records NOT included), wood panels and such…

The usual coupon terms and restrictions apply. Check their website for details. Free store pickup. If you prefer the order shipped to your address of choice, there’s usually a fee unless they are running a special free shipping promotion…

HB PWYW on Learning Various Languages (starts at $1)

If you are a traveling photographer or just want to learn new languages, there’s a new Pay What You Want promotion at Humble Bundle that offers online lessons on various languages. The $1+ tier including 3-month access to French, German and Spanish along with a quintet of digital travel guides. Meeting or beating the average (currently just under $16) gets you country guides while paying $25+ gets you 1-year access to the aforementioned languages plus Chinese and Japanese and Italian and Korean.

Note that the lessons are either 3-month or 1-year subscription. You don’t get to keep the lessons!

Thursday: iKan, Bushnell, Etc

I slept through the initial posting window of the Thursday Thursday B&H dailies and of course the day I fell behind, two of the four sold out. So gone is the MeFoto tripod and the Think Tank lens bag. Still remaining until 11:59pm ET are the other two:

+ iKAN IFB576 Featherweight Bi-Color LED Light with Anton Bauer and Sony V-Mount Battery Plates for $199

+ Bushnell 2×40 Equinox Z Digital Night Vision Bi-Ocular for $159

And at the Best Buy dailies, the headliner is a $120 Miroir Element DLP projector…